SPM stress blamed for murders
MELAKA: Academic pressure exerted by a mother and her eldest son is believed to have driven a 17-year-old boy to stab both of them to death at their house in Bukit Rambai here.
Policemen found the suspect, a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia candidate, sitting in a dazed state outside the house in Taman Rambai Mutiara at around 5am yesterday.
Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the boy later confessed to stabbing his mother, a 51-year-old schoolteacher, and his 21-year-old brother.
He said the suspect also claimed to have attempted to kill his younger brother, aged 13.
'Based on initial investigations, the suspect used a folding knife about 20cm long to stab his mother multiple times in the neck, waist and back.
'The suspect had brought the weapon with him in his schoolbag,' he told a press conference at the Melaka police headquarters in Bukit Beruang here yesterday.
DCP Dzulkhairi said the motive appears to be deep-seated resentment and emotional distress.
'The suspect had been under continuous pressure to study for his upcoming SPM exams.
'He claimed his mother and elder brother frequently forced him to focus on his studies, which caused him significant mental strain.
'The suspect had entered his mother's room to attack her using a folding knife, leading to a struggle between them.
'The suspect's elder brother tried to intervene but was also stabbed, while the youngest brother was injured by the knife while trying to help,' he added.
The younger brother is being treated at Hospital Melaka for serious injuries. The bodies of the deceased were sent to the same hospital for a post-mortem.
DCP Dzulkhairi said several stab wounds were found on the victims, including on the neck, waist and back.
'Police also discovered bloodstained clothes believed to have been worn by the suspect during the incident, which had been discarded in nearby bushes,' he added.
He said police obtained CCTV recordings from a neighbour's house which confirmed that no one else had entered the premises during the incident.
'Footage showed that the suspect was attempting to dispose of the murder weapon and several other items, which have since been recovered by police as evidence,' he said, adding that the suspect was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident.
DCP Dzulkhairi said the suspect will be remanded today to assist with investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
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